Liquidity Services, Inc. (LQDT) stock: analyst price target and their real reliability

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Liquidity Services, Inc. · Industrials · ref. ETF XLI · 50 calls · price $41.79

What the company does: Liquidity Services, Inc. engages in the provision of e-commerce marketplaces, self-directed auction listing tools, and value-added services in the United States and internationally.

📈 Liquidity Services, Inc. (LQDT) stock price

$41.79+58.9% over range

Aug 28, 25low $22.16 · high $43.58Aug 27, 26

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100% recommend buying · 1 analysts

📊 JPI status : Liquidity Services, Inc. is no longer in our current JPI rankings, but appeared in the past (2024) — its upside may be behind it. See the stocks picked in 2024 →

🎯 LQDT price target & analyst consensus — price $41.79

The price target · all analysts combined (1 targets)

Highest target · 1 firm of 1$44+5.3%

Median target · of 1 targets$44+5.3%

Lowest target · 1 firm of 1$44+5.3%

Current price$41.79

⭐ What the most reliable analysts say

No reliable analyst is bullish on this stock right now. A “reliable” analyst is a firm that, on this sector, hits more than 55% of its targets and beats its sector. None of them sees upside here — which is exactly why this stock is in no JPI selection.

The consensus · 1 ratings (last 6 months)

Strong Buy00%

Buy1100%

Hold00%

Sell00%

Strong Sell00%

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🎯 LQDT price target all

All 50 calls, one by one, with our verdict on each firm.

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💡 The best analysts on LQDT most reliable

Their real reliability on LQDT, firm by firm: who was right, who was wrong.

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All analysts (the consensus) · vs · the best (those who've been right)

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📊 Returns & performance

✅ Historical analyst reliability on LQDT

Hit rate measured on targets already matured (12 months), replayed against real prices. Click a header to sort.

Firm ↕	% right i ↕	Gain vs sector i ↕	Calls i ↕
Barrington Research ↗	76%	+29.5%	21
Craig-Hallum ↗	50%	-0.4%	2
B of A Securities ↗	44%	-4.9%	9
Stifel ↗	0%	-36.6%	6
Oppenheimer ↗	0%	-37.3%	3
Deutsche Bank ↗	0%	-48.9%	4
Benchmark ↗	0%	-49.4%	7

📊 What $1,000 invested in Liquidity Services, Inc. would be worth › open the full page

In short — $1,000 invested in Liquidity Services, Inc. 10 years ago would be worth $5,989 today, i.e. +20%/yr on average. Best year: 2020 (+167%), worst: 2017 (-50%). Price performance, excluding dividends.

If I'd invested $1,000 in Liquidity Services, Inc.

Investment	Worth today	Gain
1 years ago	$1,206	+21%
3 years ago	$2,769	+177%
5 years ago	$2,447	+145%

→ See Liquidity Services, Inc.'s full return history + gain calculator

Return by year (Liquidity Services, Inc.)

Year	Return	$1,000 invested at year start
2026 (YTD)	+28%	$1,284 (+28%)
2025	-6%	$1,206 (+21%)
2024	+88%	$2,262 (+126%)

→ See Liquidity Services, Inc.'s full return history + gain calculator

⚠️ Past performance, not predictive nor advice. Prices in $, excluding dividends. Yahoo Finance data.

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📋 All analyst calls on LQDT

Barrington Research ↗

May 21, 26

▲ Outperform · 🎯$44

Price at call : $34.2 — upside +29%

Today : $41.79 — upside +5%

🎯 on LQDT : 76% (21 calls matureds) · 📊 on Industry : 46.6% · -6.1% (116 calls)

in progress (365j)
matures : May 21, 27

Barrington Research ↗

May 4, 26

▲ Outperform · 🎯$44

Price at call : $37.09 — upside +19%

Today : $41.79 — upside +5%

🎯 on LQDT : 76% (21 calls matureds) · 📊 on Industry : 46.6% · -6.1% (116 calls)

in progress (365j)
matures : May 4, 27

Barrington Research ↗

Feb 5, 26

▲ Outperform · 🎯$40

Price at call : $32.51 — upside +23%

Today : $41.79 — upside -4%

🎯 on LQDT : 76% (21 calls matureds) · 📊 on Industry : 46.6% · -6.1% (116 calls)

in progress (365j)
matures : Feb 5, 27

Barrington Research ↗

Jan 30, 26

▲ Outperform · 🎯$40

Price at call : $32 — upside +25%

Today : $41.79 — upside -4%

🎯 on LQDT : 76% (21 calls matureds) · 📊 on Industry : 46.6% · -6.1% (116 calls)

in progress (365j)
matures : Jan 30, 27

Barrington Research ↗

Nov 24, 25

▲ Outperform · 🎯$40

Price at call : $30.27 — upside +32%

Today : $41.79 — upside -4%

🎯 on LQDT : 76% (21 calls matureds) · 📊 on Industry : 46.6% · -6.1% (116 calls)

in progress (365j)
matures : Nov 24, 26

Barrington Research ↗

Nov 20, 25

▲ Outperform · 🎯$40

Price at call : $27.96 — upside +43%

Today : $41.79 — upside -4%

🎯 on LQDT : 76% (21 calls matureds) · 📊 on Industry : 46.6% · -6.1% (116 calls)

in progress (365j)
matures : Nov 20, 26

Barrington Research ↗

Nov 17, 25

▲ Outperform · 🎯$40

Price at call : $22.26 — upside +80%

Today : $41.79 — upside -4%

🎯 on LQDT : 76% (21 calls matureds) · 📊 on Industry : 46.6% · -6.1% (116 calls)

in progress (365j)
matures : Nov 17, 26

Barrington Research ↗

Aug 21, 25

▲ Outperform · 🎯$40

Price at call : $27.2 — upside +47%

Today : $41.79 — upside -4%

Expected +47% · Actual +59% · Reason (≥ +15%) : ✓ Yes

🎯 on LQDT : 76% (21 calls matureds) · 📊 on Industry : 46.6% · -6.1% (116 calls)

+58.9%

stock +59% · XLI +17%

matured Aug 21, 26

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Barrington Research ↗

Mar 19, 25

▲ Outperform · 🎯$40

Price at call : $30.6 — upside +31%

Today : $41.79 — upside -4%

Expected +31% · Actual -7% · Reason (≥ +15%) : ✗ No

🎯 on LQDT : 76% (21 calls matureds) · 📊 on Industry : 46.6% · -6.1% (116 calls)

-7.1%

stock -7% · XLI +23%

matured Mar 19, 26

Barrington Research ↗

Feb 11, 25

▲ Outperform · 🎯$40

Price at call : $35.55 — upside +13%

Today : $41.79 — upside -4%

Expected +13% · Actual -15% · Reason (≥ +15%) : ✗ No

🎯 on LQDT : 76% (21 calls matureds) · 📊 on Industry : 46.6% · -6.1% (116 calls)

-14.8%

stock -15% · XLI +25%

matured Feb 11, 26

Barrington Research ↗

Feb 6, 25

▲ Outperform · 🎯$40

Price at call : $32.71 — upside +22%

Today : $41.79 — upside -4%

Expected +22% · Actual +1% · Reason (≥ +15%) : ✗ No

🎯 on LQDT : 76% (21 calls matureds) · 📊 on Industry : 46.6% · -6.1% (116 calls)

+1.5%

stock +1% · XLI +26%

matured Feb 6, 26

Barrington Research ↗

Feb 3, 25

▲ Outperform · 🎯$40

Price at call : $33.43 — upside +20%

Today : $41.79 — upside -4%

Expected +20% · Actual -6% · Reason (≥ +15%) : ✗ No

🎯 on LQDT : 76% (21 calls matureds) · 📊 on Industry : 46.6% · -6.1% (116 calls)

-5.8%

stock -6% · XLI +23%

matured Feb 3, 26

Barrington Research ↗

Dec 13, 24

▲ Outperform · 🎯$40

Price at call : $33.31 — upside +20%

Today : $41.79 — upside -4%

Expected +20% · Actual -4% · Reason (≥ +15%) : ✗ No

🎯 on LQDT : 76% (21 calls matureds) · 📊 on Industry : 46.6% · -6.1% (116 calls)

-4.1%

stock -4% · XLI +14%

matured Dec 13, 25

Craig-Hallum ↗

Dec 13, 24

▲ Buy · 🎯$37

Price at call : $35.54 — upside +4%

Today : $41.79 — upside -11%

Expected +4% · Actual -10% · Reason (≥ +15%) : ✗ No

🎯 on LQDT : 50% (2 calls matureds) · 📊 on Industry : 20% · -19.7% (5 calls)

-10.2%

stock -10% · XLI +14%

matured Dec 13, 25

Barrington Research ↗

Dec 12, 24

▲ Outperform · 🎯$35

Price at call : $35.54 — upside -2%

Today : $41.79 — upside -16%

Expected -2% · Actual -10% · Reason (≥ +15%) : ✗ No

🎯 on LQDT : 76% (21 calls matureds) · 📊 on Industry : 46.6% · -6.1% (116 calls)

-10.2%

stock -10% · XLI +14%

matured Dec 12, 25

Barrington Research ↗

Dec 10, 24

▲ Outperform · 🎯$27

Price at call : $25.15 — upside +7%

Today : $41.79 — upside -35%

Expected +7% · Actual +26% · Reason (≥ +15%) : ✓ Yes

🎯 on LQDT : 76% (21 calls matureds) · 📊 on Industry : 46.6% · -6.1% (116 calls)

+25.8%

stock +26% · XLI +12%

matured Dec 10, 25

Barrington Research ↗

Aug 26, 24

▲ Outperform · 🎯$27

Price at call : $22.09 — upside +22%

Today : $41.79 — upside -35%

Expected +22% · Actual +19% · Reason (≥ +15%) : ✓ Yes

🎯 on LQDT : 76% (21 calls matureds) · 📊 on Industry : 46.6% · -6.1% (116 calls)

+19.0%

stock +19% · XLI +19%

matured Aug 26, 25

Barrington Research ↗

Aug 8, 24

▲ Outperform · 🎯$27

Price at call : $22.23 — upside +21%

Today : $41.79 — upside -35%

Expected +21% · Actual +10% · Reason (≥ +15%) : ✗ No

🎯 on LQDT : 76% (21 calls matureds) · 📊 on Industry : 46.6% · -6.1% (116 calls)

+10.5%

stock +10% · XLI +21%

matured Aug 8, 25

Barrington Research ↗

Aug 5, 24

▲ Outperform · 🎯$27

Price at call : $20.08 — upside +34%

Today : $41.79 — upside -35%

Expected +34% · Actual +24% · Reason (≥ +15%) : ✓ Yes

🎯 on LQDT : 76% (21 calls matureds) · 📊 on Industry : 46.6% · -6.1% (116 calls)

+23.8%

stock +24% · XLI +24%

matured Aug 5, 25

Barrington Research ↗

May 28, 24

▲ Outperform · 🎯$27

Price at call : $19.15 — upside +41%

Today : $41.79 — upside -35%

Expected +41% · Actual +21% · Reason (≥ +15%) : ✓ Yes

🎯 on LQDT : 76% (21 calls matureds) · 📊 on Industry : 46.6% · -6.1% (116 calls)

+21.1%

stock +21% · XLI +18%

matured May 28, 25

Barrington Research ↗

May 14, 24

▲ Outperform · 🎯$27

Price at call : $19.62 — upside +38%

Today : $41.79 — upside -35%

Expected +38% · Actual +26% · Reason (≥ +15%) : ✓ Yes

🎯 on LQDT : 76% (21 calls matureds) · 📊 on Industry : 46.6% · -6.1% (116 calls)

+25.7%

stock +26% · XLI +13%

matured May 14, 25

Barrington Research ↗

May 9, 24

▲ Outperform · 🎯$27

Price at call : $18.73 — upside +44%

Today : $41.79 — upside -35%

Expected +44% · Actual +36% · Reason (≥ +15%) : ✓ Yes

🎯 on LQDT : 76% (21 calls matureds) · 📊 on Industry : 46.6% · -6.1% (116 calls)

+36.2%

stock +36% · XLI +8%

matured May 9, 25

Barrington Research ↗

May 6, 24

▲ Outperform · 🎯$27

Price at call : $18.23 — upside +48%

Today : $41.79 — upside -35%

Expected +48% · Actual +73% · Reason (≥ +15%) : ✓ Yes

🎯 on LQDT : 76% (21 calls matureds) · 📊 on Industry : 46.6% · -6.1% (116 calls)

+73.0%

stock +73% · XLI +8%

matured May 6, 25

Barrington Research ↗

Feb 13, 24

▲ Outperform · 🎯$27

Price at call : $16.04 — upside +68%

Today : $41.79 — upside -35%

Expected +68% · Actual +122% · Reason (≥ +15%) : ✓ Yes

🎯 on LQDT : 76% (21 calls matureds) · 📊 on Industry : 46.6% · -6.1% (116 calls)

+121.6%

stock +122% · XLI +19%

matured Feb 12, 25

Barrington Research ↗

Feb 8, 24

▲ Outperform · 🎯$27

Price at call : $15.42 — upside +75%

Today : $41.79 — upside -35%

Expected +75% · Actual +119% · Reason (≥ +15%) : ✓ Yes

🎯 on LQDT : 76% (21 calls matureds) · 📊 on Industry : 46.6% · -6.1% (116 calls)

+119.2%

stock +119% · XLI +18%

matured Feb 7, 25

Barrington Research ↗

Dec 11, 23

▲ Outperform · 🎯$27

Price at call : $17.26 — upside +56%

Today : $41.79 — upside -35%

Expected +56% · Actual +46% · Reason (≥ +15%) : ✓ Yes

🎯 on LQDT : 76% (21 calls matureds) · 📊 on Industry : 46.6% · -6.1% (116 calls)

+45.7%

stock +46% · XLI +26%

matured Dec 10, 24

Barrington Research ↗

Aug 15, 23

▲ Outperform · 🎯$27

Price at call : $18.58 — upside +45%

Today : $41.79 — upside -35%

Expected +45% · Actual +19% · Reason (≥ +15%) : ✓ Yes

🎯 on LQDT : 76% (21 calls matureds) · 📊 on Industry : 46.6% · -6.1% (116 calls)

+18.7%

stock +19% · XLI +17%

matured Aug 14, 24

Barrington Research ↗

May 2, 23

▲ Outperform · 🎯$20

Price at call : $13.16 — upside +52%

Today : $41.79 — upside -52%

Expected +52% · Actual +35% · Reason (≥ +15%) : ✓ Yes

🎯 on LQDT : 76% (21 calls matureds) · 📊 on Industry : 46.6% · -6.1% (116 calls)

+34.9%

stock +35% · XLI +23%

matured May 1, 24

Barrington Research ↗

Feb 7, 23

▲ Outperform · 🎯$20

Price at call : $13.66 — upside +46%

Today : $41.79 — upside -52%

Expected +46% · Actual +26% · Reason (≥ +15%) : ✓ Yes

🎯 on LQDT : 76% (21 calls matureds) · 📊 on Industry : 46.6% · -6.1% (116 calls)

+26.1%

stock +26% · XLI +13%

matured Feb 7, 24

Craig-Hallum ↗

Jun 27, 22

▲ Buy · 🎯$28

Price at call : $14.61 — upside +92%

Today : $41.79 — upside -33%

Expected +92% · Actual +9% · Reason (≥ +15%) : ✗ No

🎯 on LQDT : 50% (2 calls matureds) · 📊 on Industry : 20% · -19.7% (5 calls)

+9.3%

stock +9% · XLI +19%

matured Jun 27, 23

Benchmark ↗

Nov 20, 15

■ Hold neutral · not a buy · 🎯$7.5

Price at call : $6.55 — gap to target +15%

Today : $41.79 — gap to target -82%

🎯 on LQDT : 0% (4 calls matureds) · 📊 on Industry : 34.3% · -6.3% (102 calls)

in progress (365j)
matures : Nov 19, 16

B of A Securities ↗

Dec 8, 14

▼ Underperform · 🎯$9

Price at call : $7.49 — upside +20%

Today : $41.79 — upside -78%

Expected +20% · Actual -9% · Reason (≤ −15%) : ✗ No

🎯 on LQDT : 67% (3 calls matureds) · 📊 on Industry : 52.1% · +1.4% (188 calls)

+9.5%

stock -9% · XLI -6%

matured Dec 8, 15

Benchmark ↗

Nov 19, 14

■ Hold neutral · not a buy · 🎯$13

Price at call : $11.5 — gap to target +13%

Today : $41.79 — gap to target -69%

🎯 on LQDT : 0% (4 calls matureds) · 📊 on Industry : 34.3% · -6.3% (102 calls)

in progress (365j)
matures : Nov 19, 15

Benchmark ↗

Jun 5, 14

■ Hold neutral · not a buy · 🎯$16

Price at call : $14.99 — gap to target +7%

Today : $41.79 — gap to target -62%

🎯 on LQDT : 0% (4 calls matureds) · 📊 on Industry : 34.3% · -6.3% (102 calls)

in progress (365j)
matures : Jun 5, 15

RBC Capital ↗

May 9, 14

■ Sector Perform neutral · not a buy · 🎯$15

Price at call : $12.24 — gap to target +23%

Today : $41.79 — gap to target -64%

🎯 on LQDT : 0% (1 call matured) · 📊 on Industry : 39.1% · -5.0% (92 calls)

in progress (365j)
matures : May 9, 15

Benchmark ↗

May 8, 14

■ Hold neutral · not a buy

🎯 on LQDT : 0% (4 calls matureds) · 📊 on Industry : 34.3% · -6.3% (102 calls)

in progress (365j)
matures : May 8, 15

Baird ↗

Apr 3, 14

■ Neutral neutral · not a buy · 🎯$19

Price at call : $18.26 — gap to target +4%

Today : $41.79 — gap to target -55%

🎯 on LQDT : no call matured yet · 📊 on Industry : 37.5% · -4.7% (136 calls)

in progress (365j)
matures : Apr 3, 15

Benchmark ↗

Feb 10, 14

▲ Buy · 🎯$29

Price at call : $24.07 — upside +20%

Today : $41.79 — upside -31%

Expected +20% · Actual -62% · Reason (≥ +15%) : ✗ No

🎯 on LQDT : 0% (4 calls matureds) · 📊 on Industry : 34.3% · -6.3% (102 calls)

-61.7%

stock -62% · XLI +12%

matured Feb 10, 15

RBC Capital ↗

Feb 7, 14

▲ Outperform · 🎯$30

Price at call : $24.61 — upside +22%

Today : $41.79 — upside -28%

Expected +22% · Actual -63% · Reason (≥ +15%) : ✗ No

🎯 on LQDT : 0% (1 call matured) · 📊 on Industry : 39.1% · -5.0% (92 calls)

-62.6%

stock -63% · XLI +11%

matured Feb 7, 15

Deutsche Bank ↗

Nov 22, 13

▲ Buy · 🎯$28

Price at call : $21.86 — upside +28%

Today : $41.79 — upside -33%

Expected +28% · Actual -51% · Reason (≥ +15%) : ✗ No

🎯 on LQDT : 0% (3 calls matureds) · 📊 on Industry : 35.8% · -8.8% (106 calls)

-51.0%

stock -51% · XLI +14%

matured Nov 22, 14

Barrington Research ↗

Nov 22, 13

■ Market Perform neutral · not a buy

🎯 on LQDT : 76% (21 calls matureds) · 📊 on Industry : 46.6% · -6.1% (116 calls)

in progress (365j)
matures : Nov 22, 14

Benchmark ↗

Nov 22, 13

▲ Buy · 🎯$27

Price at call : $21.83 — upside +24%

Today : $41.79 — upside -35%

Expected +24% · Actual -51% · Reason (≥ +15%) : ✗ No

🎯 on LQDT : 0% (4 calls matureds) · 📊 on Industry : 34.3% · -6.3% (102 calls)

-50.9%

stock -51% · XLI +14%

matured Nov 22, 14

Janney Montgomery Scott

Nov 22, 13

■ Neutral neutral · not a buy · 🎯$22

Price at call : $21.83 — gap to target +1%

Today : $41.79 — gap to target -47%

🎯 on LQDT : no call matured yet · 📊 on Industry : 33.3% · -2.6% (3 calls)

in progress (365j)
matures : Nov 22, 14

Benchmark ↗

Nov 20, 13

▲ Buy · 🎯$33

Price at call : $26 — upside +27%

Today : $41.79 — upside -21%

Expected +27% · Actual -59% · Reason (≥ +15%) : ✗ No

🎯 on LQDT : 0% (4 calls matureds) · 📊 on Industry : 34.3% · -6.3% (102 calls)

-58.8%

stock -59% · XLI +14%

matured Nov 20, 14

B of A Securities ↗

Oct 7, 13

▼ Underperform · 🎯$31

Price at call : $28.99 — upside +7%

Today : $41.79 — upside -26%

Expected +7% · Actual -58% · Reason (≤ −15%) : ✓ Yes

🎯 on LQDT : 67% (3 calls matureds) · 📊 on Industry : 52.1% · +1.4% (188 calls)

+57.6%

stock -58% · XLI +12%

matured Oct 7, 14

B of A Securities ↗

Sep 11, 13

▲ Buy · 🎯$45

Price at call : $36.58 — upside +23%

Today : $41.79 — upside +8%

Expected +23% · Actual -59% · Reason (≥ +15%) : ✗ No

🎯 on LQDT : 67% (3 calls matureds) · 📊 on Industry : 52.1% · +1.4% (188 calls)

-59.0%

stock -59% · XLI +17%

matured Sep 11, 14

Benchmark ↗

Sep 10, 13

▲ Buy · 🎯$40

Price at call : $34 — upside +18%

Today : $41.79 — upside -4%

Expected +18% · Actual -56% · Reason (≥ +15%) : ✗ No

🎯 on LQDT : 0% (4 calls matureds) · 📊 on Industry : 34.3% · -6.3% (102 calls)

-56.2%

stock -56% · XLI +18%

matured Sep 10, 14

Deutsche Bank ↗

Aug 8, 13

▲ Buy · 🎯$32

Price at call : $30.29 — upside +6%

Today : $41.79 — upside -23%

Expected +6% · Actual -56% · Reason (≥ +15%) : ✗ No

🎯 on LQDT : 0% (3 calls matureds) · 📊 on Industry : 35.8% · -8.8% (106 calls)

-56.2%

stock -56% · XLI +14%

matured Aug 8, 14

RBC Capital ↗

Aug 7, 13

■ Sector Perform neutral · not a buy · 🎯$31

Price at call : $30.29 — gap to target +2%

Today : $41.79 — gap to target -26%

🎯 on LQDT : 0% (1 call matured) · 📊 on Industry : 39.1% · -5.0% (92 calls)

in progress (365j)
matures : Aug 7, 14

Deutsche Bank ↗

May 3, 13

▲ Buy · 🎯$40

Price at call : $35 — upside +14%

Today : $41.79 — upside -4%

Expected +14% · Actual -50% · Reason (≥ +15%) : ✗ No

🎯 on LQDT : 0% (3 calls matureds) · 📊 on Industry : 35.8% · -8.8% (106 calls)

-50.0%

stock -50% · XLI +26%

matured May 3, 14

Frequently asked questions

Should I buy Liquidity Services, Inc. stock?

This isn't buy advice. For Liquidity Services, Inc., the analyst consensus is "Buy", with an average price target of $44.00 (+5% vs the current price). What matters is their past reliability on this stock: the most reliable one is right 76% of the time (21 calls tracked on Liquidity Services, Inc.). We show the numbers — you decide.

Is it too late to buy Liquidity Services, Inc.? How high can it go?

The most bullish analyst target on Liquidity Services, Inc. is $44.00 (+5% above today's price); the average is $44.00. That's the upside they see. Check how reliable those analysts have actually been on Liquidity Services, Inc. on our site before trusting it.

Is Liquidity Services, Inc. still a good buy?

The most useful "opinion" isn't an opinion — it's a track record: 7 analysts have a real record on Liquidity Services, Inc., the best hitting 76% over 21 calls. Current consensus: "Buy". Make your call on data, not noise.

What has Liquidity Services, Inc.'s past performance been?

Historical returns and a "how much if I had invested" calculator: LQDT performance & returns.